A New Combination

[terri]

My lunch plans were just canceled so I found a can of Progresso Split Pea and Ham Soup. I know they list all ingredients so after opening the can, like a dummy, I read the ingredients and found hydrolized corn gluten. Now I know corn gluten is fine but hydrolized plant protein and hydrolized vegetable protein aren't. What about hydrolized corn gluten? Frankly I don't have a clue. I gave the soup to a co-worker, not willing to risk getting sick when I haven't been sick for 3 weeks now and feel fabulous.

Anyhow, my question is, has anyone heard of this and is it to be avoided?

Thanks!

[lovegrov]

The reason you avoid some unnamed hydrolized protein is that if it isn't named, it can be from anything. If they name a specific plant or food it's from, then that's what it's from. Hydrolized corn gluten would not have wheat in it. Same with something like "natural lemon flavor." You don't have to worry about that like you do "natural flavor."

As you said, Progresso clearly lists gluten if it's there. The fact that wheat or barley wasn't listed with than ingredients means they weren't there. Assuming there wasn't gluten listed elsewhere in the ingredients, it was gluten-free.

richard

[terri]

What exactly does hydrolized mean? I thought the danger lay in there.

[lovegrov]

Nope. Hydrolyzing is the process they use to break the protein down. The danger comes when they don't identify which protein they're breaking down.

richard